Disable your speakers and run your audio out through an amp/speaker-bar that has no internet connection.
You might not be able to stop Jack Bauer from personally tracking you, but the sort of dragnet surveillance most people are worried about can still, for now, be mitigated with effort.
Depends. If we’re talking about malware targeting a TV OS, doing that will not really improve things. Another side note, a soundbar might include a microphone. (Most do)
Overall, it is a viable solution, but I wouldn’t bet on it at all if I were to go for full privacy.
My tv has precisely 2 cables going in. One for power, one for HDMI from the receiver.
But what about the PS5, or the laptop, or the Xbox if I want to play something? I’ve air gapped the tv but the stuff it’s displaying is connected to the router.
Disable your speakers and run your audio out through an amp/speaker-bar that has no internet connection.
You might not be able to stop Jack Bauer from personally tracking you, but the sort of dragnet surveillance most people are worried about can still, for now, be mitigated with effort.
Depends. If we’re talking about malware targeting a TV OS, doing that will not really improve things. Another side note, a soundbar might include a microphone. (Most do)
Overall, it is a viable solution, but I wouldn’t bet on it at all if I were to go for full privacy.
My tv has precisely 2 cables going in. One for power, one for HDMI from the receiver.
But what about the PS5, or the laptop, or the Xbox if I want to play something? I’ve air gapped the tv but the stuff it’s displaying is connected to the router.
Does it have WiFi? It doesn’t need cables to look for other devices to communicate through.
Yes it does which is turned off, ostensibly, I was more thinking of skynet crawling in through the Cat6 plugged into the PS5
You turned it off from their menu option? You’re a trusting soul aren’t you.